The Ionia boys basketball team fell behind 22-9 Friday night and were unable to recover against the Capital Area Activities Conference Red champion Owosso, falling by a score of 72-53.

Austin Gregory led the Bulldogs with 24 points, while Austin Wolcott finished with 12. Colin Prominski scored five points, while Dustin Lehman, Rudi McWhirr and Bryce Cashner each chipped in with five.

Ionia (2-16, 1-9 in CAAC Red) will play host to county rival Belding on Tuesday night.

Laingsburg 60, St. Pats 31

PORTLAND — The Shamrocks trailed by only four points after one quarter Friday night, but the Wolf Pack, led by Jacob Zielinski's 32 points, pulled away to keep pace with Pewamo-Westphalia atop the Central Michigan Athletic Conference standings.

Collin Lay paced St. Pats with 13 points, three steals and two assists. John Pline finished with six points as well.

The Shamrocks (7-10, 5-9 in CMAC) will welcome Morrice to town today for a game inside "The Pit" at St. Patrick High School.

Saranac 63, Wellspring Prep 24

SARANAC — The Redskins had two players finish with double-digit point totals Friday night as they snapped their 11-game losing streak.

John Kinsman finished the night with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Khiler Sage also scored 13 points. Kiefer Simmons chipped in with five assists and four steals.

Saranac (2-16) will play host to Potterville on Tuesday night, then wrap up the regular season on Thursday, again at home, against Fowler.

LCC 54, Lakewood 49

LAKE ODESSA — The Vikings took a 23-21 lead at the break Friday night, but the Cougars outscored the home team 33-26 to pick up the win.

David Parks paced Lakewood with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Colin O'Mara and Alex Potter each finished with seven points.

Kalib McKinney dished out seven assists as well.

Lakewood will be off all next week. They will return to action on March 4 when they take on Middleville Thornapple-Kellogg at Portland High School in the first round of district play.